Fill in the blanks! the is the process in which the political party that controlled the state or federal government would fire the supporters of the other party and hire its own partisans instead. the is a united states federal law, enacted in 1883, which established that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation.

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. during the (scientific revolution, renaissance, industrial revolution), european intellectuals rejected many teachings of ancient scientists promoted by the church. to replace flawed theories, scientists began researching and conducting experiments. they used critical and reasonable thinking to draw concrete conclusions. this also led to the (scientific revolution, industrial revolution, enlightenment). it was an age that focused on using reason for understanding laws of nature and identifying humans' natural rights.